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Chapter 15: Paraśurāma, the Lord's Warrior Incarnation

Verse 22 of 35
SB 9.15.22

गृहीतो लीलया स्त्रीणां समक्षं कृतकिल्बिषः माहिष्मत्यां सन्निरुद्धो मुक्तो येन कपिर्यथा

gṛhīto līlayā strīṇāṁ samakṣaṁ kṛta-kilbiṣaḥ māhiṣmatyāṁ sanniruddho mukto yena kapir yathā

Synonyms

gṛhītaḥ—was arrested by force; līlayā—very easily; strīṇām—of the women; samakṣam—in the presence; kṛta-kilbiṣaḥ—thus becoming an offender; māhiṣmatyām—in the city known as Māhiṣmatī; sanniruddhaḥ—was arrested; muktaḥ—released; yena—by whom (Kārtavīryārjuna); kapiḥ yathā—exactly as done to a monkey..

Translation

When Rāvaṇa attempted to insult Kārtavīryārjuna in the presence of the women and thus offended him, Kārtavīryārjuna easily arrested Rāvaṇa and put him in custody in the city of Māhiṣmatī, just as one captures a monkey, and then released him neglectfully.

Verse 22 of 35